what a difference a month makes.

The May 1 report has been released and snow pack levels have declined .

"The provincial average for May 1st at all ASWS sites is 73% of the period of record median, decreasing from 77% on April 15th. The Fraser River basin stations averaged 79%, which decreased from the April 15th value of 82%...As of May 1st, 15% of the total snowpack at the ASWS sites has melted since the peak. This is a higher percentage of melt by May 1st from peak snow than recent years (2024: 4% snowmelt, 2023: 5% snowmelt, 2022: 0% snowmelt)".

As of the 1st the average snow weather composite is only slightly higher than  May 1 2024.



Is the fat lady singing?

May be through the Buddhist ritual of "fangsheng" where an animal destined for slaughter is released as an act of mercy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_release

this practice has been known as source of invasive species release both locally and in many other parts of the world for a number of years.

Saw my first oriental weatherfish today. Caught in a trap in a pond in South Surrey/Langley.



Interesting fish. Long and slender, sucker-like mouth, barbels, and a rounded caudal fin.

Not the first weatherfish that has been caught out of this pond, but it's curious how it got there. The pond is immediately adjacent to the Little Campbell River and is on private property

https://bcinvasives.ca/invasives/oriental-weatherfish/

On further reading, I see they've been in the Alouette River system since prior to 2014. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/invasive-species/alerts/oriental_weatherfish_alert.pdf

Everyone appreciates a good follow-up report...so here's the bear leg 4.5 months later 

I've fished Devil's a few times but not for a few decades. It's very deep with no shoal areas and has or had a large population of pike minnow. It's not what I'd call good bass habitat compared to Hatzig or Mill. I have also heard Davis to the east of Stave also has been seeded with bass. F&W used to stock both Devil's and Davis with cutthroat. They don't now. They often stop stocking when bass get introduced, In some cases they close such lakes to fishing so the people who introduce them illegally can't get the benefit.

Most of the easily accessible shore locations at the east end of Burnaby Lake have had access closed to preserve shoreline habitat. I have heard that Nicomen Slough near Deroche has some nice bass as does the Sumas. Devils Lake (Stave Lake Road) near Mission  also is said to have bass. Can't confirm any of these.

The easiest way to access Burnaby lake is through the rowing dock, I've caught a couple off of there before. I know devils holds bass and some pumpkinseeds. I've also heard of some bass being caught at Sasamat......

Burnaby lake does indeed hold bass. As for locations it depends on how far you are willing to go.

Most of the easily accessible shore locations at the east end of Burnaby Lake have had access closed to preserve shoreline habitat. I have heard that Nicomen Slough near Deroche has some nice bass as does the Sumas. Devils Lake (Stave Lake Road) near Mission  also is said to have bass. Can't confirm any of these.

What are good spots to fish bass closer to Burnaby? I know Deer has some and I've heard Burnaby Lake also has some. Can anyone else provide locations?

Burnaby lake does indeed hold bass. As for locations it depends on how far you are willing to go.

I see you ask a lot of questions on here. You know there is a search button near the top on the right side where you can type in what you are searching for. This site has a vast amount of information for you if you only look yourself instead of always relying on someone else to do all the work for you.

First post in almost 2 weeks.  Kind of an ignorant response.  Or leave the last sentence out, would have been better. 

and on that note:

https://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=45176.0

https://www.bcfishingjournal.com/project/lower-mainland-bass-fishing-locations/

didn't use the FWR search facility, just google. Be aware some info may be quite old. Some locations may be just reports of occasional bass.